Textile Finishing

Teachers in charge

prof. dr. sc. Sandra Bischof
doc. dr. sc. Zorana Kovačević

associates

Study, Module

Textile Technology and Engineering - undergraduate, Module Textile Chemistry, Materials and Ecology

Course summary

4 (2+2+0)

ECTS

5

Knowledge verification

oral exam

Precondition for testing

Written report of laboratory practice

Lecture type

lectures, practice

Exercise type

laboratory practice

Subject content

Finishing of cellulose materials: Wet finishing - Hand building finishes, Easy care finishes, Repellent finishes, Flame retardant finishines, Antimicrobial finishes and dry finishing. Finishing of wool and silk: Wet and Dry finishing. Finishing od synthetics: Antistatic finishes, Anti-pilling finishes, Thermal treatments. Laboratory practice: Personal instruction in techniques and processes involved in textile finishing.

Aim of course

Basic knowledge that students have already accepted during the coarse ""Textile Finishing Processes"" is additionally supplemented with knowledge of measure techniques and testing methods involved in textile finishing, as well as competence for appropriate usage of laboratory apparatus and devices. Students are gaining competence for individual laboratory work and control of textile finishing processes.

Literature necessary for course

Grancarić A.M., Soljačić I., Katović D.: Osnove oplemenjivanja tekstila, Knjiga II: Procesi mokre apreture, bojadisanja i tiska, TTF 1994

Supplement literature

Haywood D.: Textile Finishing, Society of Dyers and Colourists, England, 2003 Schindler W.D., Hauser P.: Chemical finishing of Textiles, Woodhead-publishing, Cambridge, UK, 2004 Rouette H.K.: Encyclopedia of Textile Finishing, Springer 2001. Brady P.R.: A guide to theory and practise of finishing woven wool fabrics, CSIRO Australia,1997.